Table 4.
The Proportion of Participants (n = 355) in Each Demographic Category Who Endorsed Receipt of Information About Prenatal Diet, Physical Activity, or Weight Control from Different Types of Practitioners
| Practitioner type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage “yes” received information Demographic category,% | Physician | Nurse | WIC counselor | Dietitian |
| Age, % | ||||
| <24 years | 56.8 | 37.6 | 43.6 | 46.3 |
| ≥24 years | 53.4 | 29.1 | 6.8a | 44.9 |
| Marital status, % | ||||
| Married | 55.7 | 28.5 | 6.1 | 44.7 |
| Nonmarried | 53.1 | 43.8 | 64.9 | 47.4 |
| Education, % | ||||
| >High school | 55.8 | 30.6 | 17.2 | 47.0 |
| ≤High school | 50.0 | 47.8 | 63.0 | 45.5 |
| Income, % | ||||
| ≥$25,000 | 55.8 | 30.6 | 75.4 | 47.0 |
| <$25,000 | 51.5 | 47.8 | 8.8a | 43.5 |
| Race/ethnicity, % | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 57.9 | 32.6 | 9.5 | 47.1 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 48.5 | 34.0 | 53.8a | 42.3 |
| Parity, % | ||||
| Primiparous | 57.8 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 47.2 |
| Multiparous | 45.2 | 36.4 | 31.5 | 39.7 |
| Weight status, % | ||||
| NW | 60.9 | 34.3 | 21.3 | 46.2 |
| OW/OB | 48.4 | 31.6 | 26.3 | 44.9 |
a
Significant difference in information source receipt by the demographic category based on Bonferroni adjusted p < 0.005 in chi-square tests.